good shape and healthy and friendly, they could be on the adoption floor as early as next week. >> make sure the dogs had a chance. speaking of volunteers, this is a volunteer driven business. even if you don't have space in your home for a dog or puppy, they will accept money and dog food. call to see what brands they will accept. >> i'm sure these dogs ll find a loving home soon. >> absolutely. >> even after the tv cameras leave, the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back if their homes and lives are rebuilt. >> those are words of support from president obama today as he met with louisiana flood victims outside of their flood ravaged east baton rouge home. at least 13 people have died after historic rains and flood waters took over the area.

displaced in an estimated 60,000 homes that have been damaged or destroyed. lester hold will have more on nightly news. awarding cleveland natives, helping share in the city's prosperity. the city is legally fighting back to keep it on the books. is it fair or unfair? our senior correspondent tom berras lays it out tonight. >> raymond johnson was in a dead-end job. he got involved with a project that hires 20% clevelanders. >> if it wasn't for the program, i can't say what i would be doing. it provided an opportunity for me. >> but the state bans local hiring laws. they think the state is trampling on home rule and cleveland's right to share the

of dollars of development and weather in this city. and all we ask is a small portion of that come to the benefits of the people we represent. >> similar laws in columbus and akron face elimination too. that that's what we -- that's what we're talking about, the municipalities to make those decisions. it's 20%. i think that's a reasonable amount. >> lawmakers call cleveland's law >> as far as discriminating against residents that are in ohio who just don't happen to live a few feet across the line in this city, i think the rest of ohio and the rest of ohio citizens have a different view of that. >> that's the same legislations that talk about local home rule and in smaller government. >> he's worried about clevelanders that may not get this chance. he makes $31 an hour. >> we live in the city.

why shouldn't we be allowed to help work and build it up. >> lawyers will argue. a judge will decide. >> now, the new state law says it doesn't take effect until august 31s. the city wants to look at that. other clevelanders may not get to see the same chances raymond did. they've been on the losing end before of predatory lending and residency gun laws. >> i don't think i've seen the topics. >> he was passionate about this. >> the governor signed the bill back in may, making it official. he did he talk with governor kasich? >> he's been working on the opportunity corridor. that's why people are scratching their heads a little bit. the mayor spoke to him, but he wouldn't say what the governor told him. he said ask him. we did. what the press secretary said,

hiring, and we look forward to working with local stake holders to advance those -- local stakeholders to advance those discussions. >> more to come. >> more to come. it's called the golden week. it's now gone in ohio. it's a one-week period where voters can vote to register and vote early. ohioans will have early voting. the judge says that's plenty. the week has of minority group's vote. this makes it proper for them to get involved in the process. >> with only a few weeks to go until medicinal marijuana is legal here in ohio, the agency's program says they can now get to work after getting $1.8 million from the state. hear how the money will be used. more than 900,000 will go to licenses and cultivators, processors, and labs to test

upgrade reporting and create a registry of who is allowed to use it. >> a week after he was murdered in a taco bell drive-through, they're looking for information on who murdered robert nes ack. he was killed at the taco bell in lorraine. >> texas teacher is sparking conversation across the country tonight after her letter to policy has gone viral. she said she will is not give out formal homework. instead, she's recommended families spend more time together. we looked to see what others thought about the policy. >> do you like having homework? >> homework? >> yeah. >> no. >> it's a dream come true for every kid in school. no homework for the whole school year. >> it's awesome that you won't have to do any homework.

>> brandi young, a second grade teacher sent a letter home to parents issuing the no homework policy. >> it's sparking a debate on whether or not it's a good idea. >> it's an extension of the classroom to help the child build. i think homework is important. >> i need to know what you're doing inside your classroom. i need to know what the teacher is teaching you. i need to know what >> some parents believe it's too much homework. kids have activities. my granddaughter at 10:00 at night is doing homework. >> parents frequently look up answers to math or science homework questions without telling their children. >> every time we do homework, it's just boring, very boring. and they don't learn anything from it. >> the texas teacher explains that she was doing this to create a better bond between

totally agrees with. >> i think it's good to have less homework because then we'll have more time to be with the family. >> i'm jasmine monroe, channel 3 news. >> hundreds of you are talking about this story on the wkyc facebook page. greg says he absolutely agrees with the teacher, but arlene commented. great thought, but some things need additional time. >> i would only add to spend a few minutes discussing what your student >> robin says no testing, no homework, why bother going to school. get this on the conversation now on wkyc's facebook page. heatlh news tonight, all the talk about zika this year. remember west nile virus? it's been detected in five cuyahoga county communities. they've all come back positive. while it's not unusual for the mosquitoes to be infected, it's important to protect yourself. remember to eliminate any standing water around your

to keep kids inside one hour before sunset. >> and i can tell the pressure. those are really great things to be able to do. >> next at 6:00, another medical miracle performed at the cleveland clinic. monica robbins shows us how one woman is receiving a special touch. >> northern ohio, we've been seeing beautiful weather lately. looking ahead, the thunderstorm chances will return to the area as temperatures turn up. i've got the latest on that your forecast. >> all right. thanks, betsy. plus, lebron james is like most parents that show off his kids. a look at the post from the proud dad that's now gone

welcome back. specific hands are not new. even those that look life like,

things they've never been able to do before. >> this is allowing prosthetic hands to actually feel. >> most women take putting on makeup for granted. for claudia mitchell, it's a huge deal, thanks to an intuitive prosthetic hand. she can feel the required wand, to use the right pressure. she can feel the zipper on the bag. >> i can be able i'm touching i'm cracking eggs. i can actually know how tightly or loosely i'm touching something. eventually we would like to see sensation as far as cold/hot as well. >> mitchell lost her arm in a motorcycle accident. she's participated in research to give amputees the sense of touch split's not going to -- it's not going to feel the

does. i can feel pressure. that's a great thing to be able to do. >> her nerves were reconnected into muscle tissue in her chest. >> they feel their fingertips and palm if the nerves are rerouted. >> the prosthetic uses a robotic interface to connect to those nerves. >> and when you touch them in those different places, they feel that touch is actually coming from their missing hand. >> six parents are testing the hope becomes standard. >> it's going to feel like a natural part of her body. that's what we're working on. we're getting closer and closer every day. >> monica robbins, channel 3 news. >> monica, thanks. by the way, some of the funding for the project came from the advanced research agency. they invest in technologies for national security.

king james, thousands of you are looking at this photo of young kings. lebron james posted this photo. they're looking mighty dapper. posted with my young kings. hashtag james gang. lebron is known for showing how much of a proud dad he is. >> could be the new men in black poster. lebron james is giving people a maybe you've heard about cleveland husbands. it -- hustles. it showcases lebron and his partner. they're competing for a chance to open a store front in the detroit shoreway over on cleveland's west side. you can check out the series. it premiers at 10. >> jonathan sawyer, great guy. it's going to be great for some

have the spotlight. >> it gets a look at new spaces going in there. it's great to look at the new area. perfect day. we have not had to deal with so much humidity today. fabulous hair day, maureen kyle. temperatures in the low to mid-50s this morning. these are your low temperatures. look at wooster, started the day at 50. started at 63 downtown cleveland. by afternoon, we pop those temperatures right back into the upper 70s and low 80s. that's where we sit right now. as a matter of fact, i cleveland hopkins airport. warmer temperatures off to the west. the warm air will begin to spread in as we head through the day tomorrow. we'll see temperatures trending upward. along with that, we also get cloud cover and a little extra something coming in the atmosphere. it looks like we can throw some scattered storm chances later in the mix later in the day. then we have to keep an eye out for this thing. this is going to be the storm system that's going to bring us the best chances for showers

on thursday. so we're kind of ramping up the rain chances through the day on wednesday, and they will peak on thursday. hour-by-hour forecast takes us back into the 60s by the midnight hour and clear skies will continue for us. we'll start tomorrow with sunshine, maybe a few of those high, thin clouds will be around. temperatures in the 60s will quickly get into the 70s and then the 60s. now, the clouds -- and the 80s. the clouds will start to thicken as we pass the noon hour. once we get into the mid-80s, where most of us end up tomorrow, we'lar isolated storms popping right at the end of the school day, especially west. as the afternoon turns into evening, we'll see those storm chances moving eastward as well. lake erie, we have the westerly wednesday. we'll have a southwesterly wind tomorrow from 5-10. waves at 2 feet or less. we're not anticipating any

to do some fishing, keep in mind, we have showers and storms through the evening forecast. we'll continue that, as i i think so -- as i mentioned, we'll continue to keep an eye on that. we have post tropical storm fiona. now, the reason we have to keep an eye on things, it does every now and then start to pose a hazard. >> gaston is not a problem. check out what happens here. interestingly enough, fiona will come west, but it's pretty much over with. losing steam, not a problem for the east coast, but 99-l is something we're going to have have to keep an eye on. there's models that are starting to show some interesting outcome potential, so we're going to have to watch that. here's some things i want you

problem. if you're on social media and online looking at the various tropical forecasts, consider the source. if it does not come from the national hurricane center, take it with a drain of salt. that's click bait. what is click bait? it tries to get you to click on it to get more information, and a lot of times, it can lead you to dangerous the mid-80s, we're going to hold on to the mid-80s as we head through thursday. showers and storm chances pop up later tomorrow, carry into thursday and made away on friday. we'll warm things up again as we head into the latter part of the weekend. back in the upper 80s, showers and storm chances come back. then we'll cool it off. up and down roller coaster

is out. >> it's transitioning. >> guess what could last forever? >> a hot streak from your indians. they're going to try to continue this streak out west. jimmy has that up next in sports.

shift, love the indians on the west coast. >> i'll tell you something, when it's your year, and you're going to the postseason, maybe the world series you're in a lot of games like the indians were in last night, and you win them. that's exactly what the indians did last night. beauty in oakland. they win it on a carlos santana home run and a perfectly pitched ball game by carlos carrasco and miller closed it out in carrasco was amazing. look at that. 8th inning, game scoreless. carlos santana, he hits his 27 27th home run of the year. a career high for him in one season. that's all they're going to need. andrew miller comes in, not cody allen. miller. he strikes out the side, and the indians win. that's their ninth shutout in the year. now they lead the central

numbers. it's 32. >> danny salazar will pitch tonight for the indians. he's 11-4. he struggled in his start last week when he came off the dl. he only pitched one inning. we'll see what he does tonight. new segment tonight called looking ahead with the indians this week. tonight in oakland. incidentally, nobody at the game at the maureen's dad's state championship than there were at the game last night. they play thursday in the evening. that's a big series, four-game series against the rangers. how about this, mark your calendar. mlb has released the postseason schedule. guess what else is going on october 25th? the cavs' home opener against

get their world championship ring. boy, browns today practiced in testimony pa against the -- practiced in tampa against the buccaneers. the browns have received multiple offers from teams around the nfl inquiring to trade for josh gordon. right now the browns are saying they want to hold on to josh gordon. josh gordon is saying i want to i want to be with the browns. we'll wait and see about that. he's expected to play on friday night. now, they practice against the buccs and did very, very well in the prakash. -- very well in the practice practice. joe haden had an interception. also, jamar taylor had a pickoff in the game, in the practice too. the head coach of the buccaneers seething about the

>> . >> overall, just a bad day. coach smith said we did fine over there. joint practice is when i get to see half of it. i'm not going to know the rest until i get in there. >> they're going to do the same format and then they will have a walkthrough and then they will play the game. >> when you were doing sports, there was a mad arts and crafts dash going on. >> i'm a little light headed. >> there you go. >> this is our official channel 3 graphic. >> really rolled out the red carpet on this. >> we rolled out a lot during the olympics. >> this is multicolored. >> and it's 32. indians win, tigers lost. adding up to 32. >> that's a lot of finesse. >> hopefully you consumed all

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